Autographic register



Jan. l, 1929.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed March 12. 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 J/ NL 133 NL1 v h l l l l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Jan. l, 1929. 1,696,970

f F. E. PFEIFFER AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Marc-n 12. 1923 4sheets-sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNE YS.

Patented l, 19u29.

UNITED sTATEsPATENT OFFICE.

K E. PFEIFFER,

or DAYTON, OHIO, AssIeNoR To THE EGRY REGISTER OOIIPANY, OF DAYTON,OHIO, .e CORPORATION or omo.

AA'UTOGBAPHIC REGISTER.

Application ined magalid 12, 192s. serial No. 624,3.

My invention relates to autographic registers.

1t is an object of my invention-,to provide `a small, light, simpleswitch and portable 6 autographic register economical to manufacture andsimply adjusted as well as operated. j

It is an additional object to provide a case which will provide readyaccess to the invl terior of the register to facilitate the adjustmentof the several parts.

It is an additional object in this form of a register' to provide asimple and eective carbon roll and means of retaining the cari 15 bon inposition.

It is a further object to provide incom binatin with these parts ahandle andl handle stop to effectively hold the paper sheets in positionduring the tear-ing of process and. during the writing period.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a section taken on the line 1-1 ofF 1g. 6;

Fig 2 is a plan view of the paper roll 2` units 'in their supportingframes;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation' .of the complete machine looking at it fromthe ejecting end showing the ejecting end of the cover opening and thetop cover in elevated position;

oneI of the anti-weave rollers;A

l Fig. 5 is' a side elevation of the complete machine showing the handleand handle Stop; Fig. 6 with the rear wall open;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofthe registery with they carbon roll coveropen and the top cover up; e A

Fig. 8 is a detail view partially in section on tho line 8- 8 of Fig. 7looking in the direction of the arrow showing the carbon roll su` port.l

' eferring to the drawings in detail, 1 is the bottom of the registerresting upon the supports 2 protecting the supporting table andthe likefrom injury.

At the forward end of the register there' is a hinge door mounted uponthe supporting member 3,'carried'by the side wall-4. The

hinge member 5 turns on 3 and is connected to the end wall which extendsupwardly and is turned over at a right angle as at 8 to overlap thecover 10.

Fig. 4 is a section showing the details of` is a rear elevation of theregister projecting end of 9 of the.

The cover 10 is pivoted at 11 in asimilar manner u on the side wall 4.

pivotedat 14 which is carried by the side walls 4 and 13. The front orforward wall 6 1s held in position when closed by a lock shown 1n a planview in 'its unlocked position in Fig. 6.

The locking is effected by transversely* moving members carried on theend wall 6.

These members are 'respectively designated 15 and 16 and have handles1.7 and 18 which enable the operator to clamp the handles between thethumb and forefinger thereby moving 15 and 16 together and-disengagingtheir heads 19 and 20 from engagement with .the lugs 21..'and 22 carriedby the side walls respectively thus unlocking the front end wall..Resisting Athis movement and serving tomaintain 19 and 20 in engagementwith 21 and 22 is a coil spring 23 secured between the inner ends of 15and 16. 15 and 16 are yguided in their transverse movement by the guidepins 24 which are fastened in the guide bases 25. 1

A similar lock is provided for the other end wall 12. These end wallsserve to maintain the supply paper roll rack 26 and yrecord roll rack 27in their position. in the register.

These racks are supported in the guide way formed by the members 28 and29 carried by the sidewall so after the rolls have been installed in theracks, they may be positioned in the register on these racks or guideways 28 and 29. The rack 26 Aconsists of a U-shap'ed member with a brace30 therebetween. It may be adapted to carry any number of rolls but inthis case I have shown the two rolls. Rolls `31 and 36 are each providedwith an axle 32 which restsin a support 33 having a broad flat bearingportion to maintainthe roll in position and prevent lateral movement.The other end of the axle 32 rests in abearing-member 34 close to theadjacentside member ofthe rack, This end of the-axle has a bearing plate35 toassist` in maintaining the paper inproper position onthe axle 32.

The paper rolls 31 and 36 have the paper record roll proper.

supported on 40. 40 is carried by the walls 4 and 13. y n

These paper sheets pass over^39 and pass beneath the cover 10 in whichthere is provided an opening 41. The carbon sheet 42 is interleavedbetween the paper sheets 31' and 36u in order that there may' be arecord made upon 31a which is conveyed between the rollers 43 and 43aaround the tension rods 44 and 45, and over the anti-weave rollers 46 tothe record roll 47.

The record roll 47 is carried in the rack 27 by its axle 48. Upon thisroll is mounted a gear 49. The gear is frictionally engaged with therecord roll 47 by meansof friction plates '49a on either side thereof,andthe metallic plates 49", one of these plates being between the hubportion. of the shaft andthe This frictional engagement allows therecord roll to be maintained stationary at times, while the gear isgiven motion through operation of the operating handle, etc., of theregister. The gear 49 meshes with the intermediate gear 50 which isfixed to the shaft 51. This gear 50 engages with a gear 53 which ismounted upon the shaft 54 journaled in the side walls 4 and 13. 54carries the roller 43' which has a series of fine grooves 55 cut thereinso that the sharp edges between the grooves will engagewith the paper.The companion'roller 43 has similar grooves 55 cut in it. This roller43has a gear 56 which meshes with a gear 57 on the shaft 54. The gear 57in turn meshes with th'e'master driving gear 58 mounted on the drivingshaft 59 which carries the handle 5 2. This handle 52 at 61 engages withthe upper end of the stop 62. 62 is pivoted on the supporting member 63which in turn is mounted upon the side wall 4; A finger piece 64 and astop 65 are provided on the stopV 6.2. A lug 66 is mounted on' the sidewall 4 to engage with the stop 65,

The roller 43 has a' housing 67 carried by the cover 10. At the forwardlower end of this housing which is above 9 and 8 is an opening 68through which a portion of 'the sheet 36a is ejected. e

The sheet 31a as hereinbefore described is passed over the tension rod's44 and 45 for the purpose of putting it under tension so that it willbear down up"on the antiweave rollers shown in detail in Fig. 4,andarranged in series spaced from one to another as shown` in'Fig. 3.The sleevesy 69 which space the anti-weave roller 46 from the side wallsand from oneanother are mounted upon a supporting rod 70. 'Both 69 and46 may turn freely on 70. 46 is provided with tapered portions 71 and 72meeting at 73 to form a ridge for engagement with the paper to preventthe lateral movement or the Weave of the pa er to insure its exactalignment and'per ect winding upon the record roll 47. Referring toAcharacter the paper on its way tot When the carbon roller is in itsopen posi-A tion as shown in Fig. 3 the carbon roll axle 78 is adaptedto swing outwardly upon the `support 79 which is mounted upon the sidewall 13. The axle 78 is retained in 79^by the pin 80. The axle 78 isdisposed at an,

acute angle to the support 79 so that the axle 78 will swing in a planeat an acute angle to the horizontal and above the horizontal so 'that itis easy for the operator, to. slip the carbon roll 81 upon the axle 78`against the pressure washer .82. This pressure washer engages with acoil spring 83, the other end of which engages with a stationary washer84. It will be understood that the) spring 83 surrounds theV axle 78 andit will bey further understood that the washer 82 is adapted to movefreely upon the axle 78. In the closed position of the axle 78, as shownin Fig. 7, the end of the carbon roll 81 opposite to that in contactwith the washer 82 abuts against the supporting lug A85 carried by theside wall 13 which also serves as a-support for thel axle 78. The carbonroll is yieldingly engaged due to the act of the spring 83 between thewashers 82 and 85 the lug thus preventing the carbon roll from unwindingwhen in its closed position save when positively actuated as when theoperator draws it across the writing table to expose a fresh surface.

In order Ito hold a carbon sheet in position on the writing table theouter free end of the carbon sheet on theside of the table opposite tothe carbon roll is clamped by the extension portion of the cover 10 anda clamping member 86 carried thereb at right angles thereto, whichclamps t e sheet against the side wall 4 pressing thecarbon ,f

sheet between the clamp 86 and the side wall 4. The sheet is alsosecurely pressed between the cover 10, the writing table 39 Aand theupper edge of the side wall 4. It

will be understood that the cover 10, due to the overlapping of 8 upon 9and the locking of the end Wall 6, wil prevent'any movement of thecarbon. The side walls 13 and 4A are provided with upwardly projectinportions 87 with slots 88 cut'therein in whic the reduced ends of 89 areallowed to freely travel, -89 being the support for the roller 43. Asheretofore stated, in machines of this record roll to be rewound willtend to move to one side or the other and be diicult to wind. It

has been found in practice that rollers 46 of the shape shown anddescribed overcome this tendency of the paper to move or weave from sideto side and present the paper to the record roll in proper alignment.The term anti-weaving roller, as used in the specification and claims,is therefore to be understood as meaning a roller to prevent the movingof the paper from one side to the other in its travel to the recordroll.

It will be understood that I do not desire t-o be conlined to thisspecific adaptation ot my invention, but comprehend within it.- suitablemodifications which may be necessary in adapting it to varyingconditions.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is 4 l: In an autographic register havingend walls, side walls, a writing table, and acover, means pivotallymounting the cover on the side walls, suppprting means on one ofthe-side walls for supporting` a 'roll of carbon, clamping means carriedby this cover adapted to clamp the :tree end ot the carbon sheet betweenit and a portion ot the side walls, a cover for the carbon rollpivotallymounted on the side of the register having apertures in the upperportion thoreoit' adapted to engage with pins downwardly disposed on thebottom of the cover whereby when the cover is closed the pins willengage with the aperture and will hold the carbon roll cover inposition.

2. In an autographic register having end walls, side walls, a writingtable, and a cover, means pivotally mounting the cover on the sidewalls, supporting means on one of the si'de walls for supporting a rollof carbon, clamping means carried by this cover adapted to clamp thefree' end of the carbon sheet between it and a portion of the sidewalls, a cover for the carbon roll pivotally mounted on the side of theregister having apertures in the upper portion thereof adapted to engagewith pins downwardly disposed on the bottom of the cover whereby whenthe cover is closed the pins will engage with the aperture and will holdthe carbon roll cover in position, said carbon roll support consisting'ot an axle pivotally mounted upon Aone side wall of theregister withinthe pai-bon roll cover, lsaid pivotal connection being at an angle tothe horizontal.

3. In an autographieregister having end walls, side walls, a writingtable, and a cover, means pivotally mounting the cover on the sidewalls, supporting means onone of the side walls for supporting a rollot' carbon, clamping means carried by this cover adapted to clamp thefree end of the carbon sheet between it and a portion of the side walls,a cover for the carbon roll pivotally mounted on the side ofthe registerhaving apertures in the upper portion thereof adapted to engage withpins downwardly disposed on the bottom of the cover whereby when thecover is closed the pins will engage with the aperture and will hold thearbon roll cover in position, said carbon roll support consisting of anaxle pivotally mounted upon one side wall of the register within thecarbon-roll cover, said pivotal connection being at an angle to thehorizon] tal, and yielding means to prevent said carbon roll fromunwinding save from a predetermined pull exerted by the operator.

4. In an autographie register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lugmounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereonfor supporting` the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being soarranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to thehorizontal.

5. In anautographic register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lug-mounted upon one wall ot' the register, an axle pivotally mountedthereon for supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being soarranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to thehorizontal, a support for the free end of the axle carried by the wallof the register and also adapted to engage one end of the carbon rollsupported on the axle and yielding means on the other end of the axlefor engaging with the other end 'of the roll forforcing the roll againstsecond support,

6. In an autographic register, a carbon roll support consisting ot a lugmounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereonfor supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being soarranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to thehorizontal, a pivotal cover for the carbon roll and its support pivotedat the bottom lof a cover adapted to swing .outwardly and downwardly topermit Aof the free lateral movement of the carbon roll.

'In an autographic register, a carbon roll support consisting of a lugmounted upon one wall of the register, an axle pivotally mounted thereonfor supporting the carbon roll, said pivotal connection being soarranged that the axle will swing in a plane at an angle to thehorizontal, a support for the free ond ot the axle carried by the Vallot the register and also adapted to engage one end of the carbon rollsupported on the axle andyielding'means on the other ,end y of the axlefor engaging with the other end of the r'oll for forcing the rollagainst second support, and means carried-bythe register cover forengaging with the carbon roll cover in its closed position formaintaining it in that position.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

FRANK E. PFEIFFER.-

